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"I’m purposefully and respectfully borrowing the language of the outspoken LGBTQ community to urge my fellow adjuncts to end their silence and 'come out' to their students, friends, relatives, to everyone, as adjunct faculty members and tell them exactly what that means."

Wanda Evans-Brewer, an adjunct professor at DeVry University and Concordia University, is a Ph.D. on welfare. As some adjuncts in Chicago and across the country push to earn $15,000 per course, she and DePaul University adjunct Marty Bernstein discuss the difficulties of being a 'second-tier' instructor.

"Focusing more intently on faculty — whether that’s professional development, bias training or simply consulting them on major decisions —is going to be critical to the success of any leader in higher ed."

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